Driving circuit, driving arrangement and driving method, suitable for grid feeding
First Claim
1. A driving arrangement for driving a set of appliances, comprising:
- a set of driving circuits, wherein each driving circuit include,a two-line power input;
a first output for connection to one of the set of appliances;
a second, two-line, output;
an internal energy source; and
a switching arrangement, wherein the second, two-line, output is coupled to the two-line power input via the switching arrangement and the switching arrangement is configurable into,a first mode, in which the two-line power input is connected to the second, two-line, output, and the internal energy source is isolated from direct connection to the two-line power input; and
a second mode in which the internal energy source is in series between a first line of the two-line power input and a corresponding first line of the second, two-line, output;
wherein the set of driving circuits are connected together in a chain, with the second, two-line, output of one of the set driving circuits connected to the two-line power input of next one of the set of driving circuits in the chain, wherein each driving circuit is for driving a respective appliance.
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Abstract
A driving circuit for driving an appliance has a two-line power input, a first output for connection to the appliance, a second, two-line, output, an internal energy source and a switching arrangement. The switching arrangement is configurable into at least a first mode, in which the two-line power input is connected to the second, two-line, output, and the internal energy source is isolated from direct connection to the two-line power input, and a second mode in which the internal energy source is in series between a first line of the two-line power input and a corresponding first line of the second, two-line, output. The first mode is used for normal operation of an appliance and the second mode is used for grid feeding.
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14 Claims
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1. A driving arrangement for driving a set of appliances, comprising:
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a set of driving circuits, wherein each driving circuit include, a two-line power input; a first output for connection to one of the set of appliances; a second, two-line, output; an internal energy source; and a switching arrangement, wherein the second, two-line, output is coupled to the two-line power input via the switching arrangement and the switching arrangement is configurable into, a first mode, in which the two-line power input is connected to the second, two-line, output, and the internal energy source is isolated from direct connection to the two-line power input; and a second mode in which the internal energy source is in series between a first line of the two-line power input and a corresponding first line of the second, two-line, output; wherein the set of driving circuits are connected together in a chain, with the second, two-line, output of one of the set driving circuits connected to the two-line power input of next one of the set of driving circuits in the chain, wherein each driving circuit is for driving a respective appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A driving arrangement or an energy storage system for driving a set of appliances, comprising:
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a plurality of driving circuits, wherein each of the plurality of driving circuit includes, a two-line power input; a first output for connection to one of the set of appliances; a second, two-line, output; an internal energy source; and a switching arrangement, wherein the second, two-line, output is coupled to the two-line power input via the switching arrangement and the switching arrangement is configurable into, a first mode, in which the two-line power input is connected to the second, two-line, output, and the internal energy source is isolated from direct connection to the two-line power input; and a second mode in which the internal energy source is in series between a first line of the two-line power input and a corresponding first line of the second, two-line, output; wherein the switching arrangement is configurable into a third mode which is a series termination mode, in which the internal energy source is in series between the first line of the two-line power input and a second line of the second, two-line, output; wherein the plurality of driving circuits are connected together in a series chain, with the second-two-line output of one driving circuit connected to the two-line power input of the next driving circuit in the chain, wherein the switching arrangements are configurable into; a normal mode wherein the switching arrangement of all driving circuits are configured to the first mode; and a grid feeding mode wherein the switching arrangement of all driving circuits except for the driving circuit at an end of the chain are configured to the second mode and the driving circuit at the end of the chain is configured to the third mode. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of driving a set of appliances using a plurality of driving circuits, wherein each of the plurality of driving circuits includes a two-line power input, a first output for connection to a corresponding one of the set of the appliances, a second, two-line, output for connection to another driving circuit, and an internal energy source, wherein the method comprises, at different times, configuring a switching arrangement into:
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a first mode, in which the two-line power input is coupled to the second, two-line, output, and the internal energy source is isolated from direct connection to the two-line power input; and a second mode in which the internal energy source is in series between a first line of the two-line power input and a corresponding first line of the second, two-line, output; a third mode which is a series termination mode; wherein the plurality of driving circuits are connected together in a series chain, with the second, two-line, output of one driving circuit connected to the two-line power input of the next driving circuit in the chain, wherein the switching arrangements are configurable into; a normal mode wherein the switching arrangement of all driving circuits are configured to the first mode; and a grid feeding mode wherein the switching arrangement of all driving circuits except for the driving circuit at an end of the chain are configured to the second mode and the driving circuit at the end of the chain is configured to the third mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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